Battery issue?
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Ed buy yourself one of these cheap old school toaster style testers,they're still the best battery tester for doing just a battery load test in my opinion,and they're simplicity onto themselves to use.
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My friend just had this issue with the identical circumstances and it turned out it was a bad alternator.
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FYI. Tester is a third of the price at harbor freight.
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The first hint of a potentially compromised connection was that the battery voltage appeared reasonable when measured yet the starting was poor or problematic.
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My personal experience was with my 1989 D150 and my 1978 MGB. Both vehicles sat for extended lengths of time between uses, mainly because neither had A/C. Both ate lead acid batteries. The MGB was a real PITA to replace the battery inasmuch as it was located behind the passenger seat in a floor well. Unfortunately, I lost that car in the flood of Hurricane Harvey. Fortunately, it was insured as a classic through Hagerty. So was the D150. Hagerty was very prompt and generous with my settlement. The D 150 sat high enough that it sustained no harm.
But I digress.... both cars got AGM batteries and both cars were fixed.
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U.S. military had the AGM developed for improved battlefield reliability. We consumers benefit for most of the same reasons. It's taken awhile for enough consumer demand to lower manufacturing costs. I recall one of early adopters were large boats with lots of electronics pounding through waves.
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My son-in-law bought a Walmart battery for his 2016 2 years ago. Crapped out last week. His oem went over 4 years. Ugh
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Some people skimp on tires & batteries, I just can't relate to potentially compromising the safety or reliability of my vehicles, especially on a truck.
Maybe when I was 18 but that's many decades ago.
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Likewise. I don't understand why they think they are so doggone smart by purchasing poor quality brake parts just because the price is so cheap. That 3 tom missile going 60 MPH takes every bit as much negative horsepower to stop it as it took positive HP to get there. This is done by absorbing and dissipating heat into the atmosphere. Sub standard brake parts as opposed to one's life, or someone else's? HMM.. a no brainer here.Some people skimp on tires & batteries, I just can't relate to potentially compromising the safety or reliability of my vehicles, especially on a truck.
Maybe when I was 18 but that's many decades ago.
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Actually my starting was never poor or problematic. No struggle or hesitation.
Just the low battery voltage message and the battery symbol in the evic.
I actually missed the corrosion because it was underneath the clamp, just barely visible
Now, when my first battery went, it was acting sluggish, just a little rrrrr at first crank, very subtle. I put it off for about a week. Went into a store one day, came out and "click". All she wrote.
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OOPs, let me qualify that to be more accurate.
The first hint of a potentially compromised battery connection was that the battery voltage appeared reasonable when measured yet the EVIC had a CEL or battery fault light. Or could have presented with starting as poor or problematic.
Sometimes, when you've seen these faults so many times, they all seem to blend a bit.
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Not too long ago, Wal-Mart EverStart battery brand was rated highly by consumer trade orgs. It is / was made exclusively by Johnson Controls, Inc. Ever since they moved production from the midwest to Mexico, the quality went downhill - well documented (google it). More USA corporate race to the bottom.
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Who Makes Everstart Batteries? Complete Guide | Rx Mechanic
Everstart car batteries are affordable options with great value and high energy. Kindly read through this article to learn everything about who makes Everstart batteries.
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EdGs
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That sure seems right, I can remember EverStarts used to be really good.Not too long ago, Wal-Mart EverStart battery brand was rated highly by consumer trade orgs. It is / was made exclusively by Johnson Controls, Inc. Ever since they moved production from the midwest to Mexico, the quality went downhill - well documented (google it). More USA corporate race to the bottom.
Who Makes Everstart Batteries? Complete Guide | Rx Mechanic
Everstart car batteries are affordable options with great value and high energy. Kindly read through this article to learn everything about who makes Everstart batteries.
Higher profit, quality suffers.
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In this rapidly changing and bizarro world in which we live, the current state of affairs changes quite rapidly.
Unless the product has the Costco-like 5-year fully refundable feature, I'd want to make certain my research was very current before purchasing anything important like a starting battery.
YMMV
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Unless the product has the Costco-like 5-year fully refundable feature, I'd want to make certain my research was very current before purchasing anything important like a starting battery.
YMMV
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We get 4 years out of a battery in Florida. NO more than that, no matter what brand. They just fry in the heat and die unexpectedly - have had that happen twice to me. Now, when I reach the 4 year mark, I'll just buy a new Ever-max at Walmart for $149...Case closed!
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Buy an interstate battery. Not a knock off from a auto parts chain. I believe batteries from the manufacturer are made cheaper. Mine only lasted 2 years. My truck is in a garage it still went bad. Interstate battery is about 5 pounds heavier than stock. It has to be thicker plates.
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I have lived in and around Houston, TX most of my life and the temperatures are just as hot and humid here. I just replaced my wife's original 2014 Durango battery 2 weeks ago. I replaced the battery in my 2017 Ram in June of 2018 and it is still going strong. The original battery was bad. Maybe it's the quality of the battery causing the short life.
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